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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1988
Page
4
Linn County Iowa State University Extension offers advice for long winter absences. Lower the thermostat to 45 degrees unless pipes may freeze, drain water lines, unplug appliances, disconnect TVs, and empty freezers and refrigerators for extended trips. Arrange daily checks in extreme cold and weekly checks when milder.
Santiago Sanchez Jr. pleaded guilty to delivering marijuana to an undercover officer and received 10 days in jail plus a 20 day consecutive sentence for violating a suspended sentence. Darwin Cantonwine also got 10 days for delivering marijuana. James L. Maclin Jr. received 40 days for assault causing bodily injury. Michael L. Feller was found guilty of assault and fined $150. Vasey and Giblin faced lesser charges with suspended sentences and probation. Whiting and Junkins were fined $100, Dose fined $50, Valliere given deferred sentence and probation after a prior marriage dissolution.
Nash Finch Co. counterclaims in Linn County suit by two former Des Moines men alleging delays in sale of property next to the econofoods site in Cedar Rapids. The company seeks injunction against sale terms and a declaration the contract is enforceable to withhold rent if a competing business opens nearby.
On-street parking will be free today in downtown Cedar Rapids as meters are not enforced. Meters will be enforced Monday despite city offices being closed.
A series of thefts reported from 849 Third Ave SE and other sites. Items stolen include cabinets plywood cabinet doors drywall sprayer valued at 1103 dollars a Servicemaster vehicle at 2910 Center Point Rd NE with a cellular phone and keys valued at 500 dollars a break in by brick through a window was noted. Additional thefts include a 809 Suburban St NE report for a cellular phone and radar detector valued at 700 dollars with no forced entry and a 1002 Fourth Ave SW LP space heater valued at 800 dollars stolen between Thursday night and Friday morning. A residence at 1505 Fifth Ave SE reported a washer a dryer a stereo tapes and antique plates valued at 1880 dollars with the tenant changing the lock and denying access to the owner.
Fire department responses include an extrication from an elevator at 425 Second St SE and a fire at 1204 B Ave SW with combustibles involved. The events occurred around 12:04 a.m. and list additional notes at the two locations.
Cedar Rapids couple allege Simmons Perrine held and sold their stock certificates without authority to benefit a rival, causing loss of control of National Convenience Products and forcing a sale to Lil Drug Store for 125000 with noncompete. They seek compensatory and punitive damages.
TJ's Sign Productions Inc. of Cedar Rapids moves a 12 by 12 foot dance floor into TJ's Teen Center. The completed floor costs 4000 dollars and will be lighted from underneath. The Hall Foundation grant funds the project for a youth lounge offering alcohol free activities for ages 14 to 20.
Cedar Rapids man James A. Stull, 28, is held in Buchanan County Jail on second degree robbery charges after an attempted burglary at the Coast to Coast Store in Independence. Hearing set for Dec 30. bond $5,000. A separate item notes a cut telephone line disrupted CITYLINE service in Iowa City while a U S West line was cut during University of Iowa water plant construction. Dr. William F. Blair wins 1989 Bunnell Traveling Fellowship for hand surgery work with lectures and articles planned.
Dubuque attracts one million visitors in 1988 per the Convention and Visitors Bureau. Six thousand bus groups and 127 conventions, tours, and exhibitions added to an estimated 400 million in regional economic impact. Hotel tax rose six percent over 1987 as marketing efforts draw film work like Shoeless Joe Productions spending over five million and employing five hundred locals from June through September.
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